The third edition of mega eSports Tournament Acer Predator League, India was held at Phoneix Market City, Bengaluru on 7 December and the entire area was filled with gaming lovers and fanatics who witnessed some excellent clash between the best teams from across the nation and kept cheering for the 16 finalists throughout the match. …
The third edition of mega eSports Tournament Acer Predator League, India was held at Phoneix Market City, Bengaluru on 7 December and the entire area was filled with gaming lovers and fanatics who witnessed some excellent clash between the best teams from across the nation and kept cheering for the 16 finalists throughout the match.
The event kick-started at around noontime and all the players rigorously performed and fought for the ultimate trophy from Acer. Team Indian Rivals emerged as the winner receiving an all-expense-paid trip to Manila to take part in the Asia Pacific Grand Finale and compete for the total prize pool of USD 400,000.
After being announced as the winner, Team Indian Rivals took the centre-stage and showed their gratitude to Acer, saying, “It’s a real honour to receive this recognition. On behalf of the Indian Rivals team, I would like to thank Acer Predator League for organizing this event and giving us a platform to represent India at the Grand Finale to be held at Manila in February 2020. I and my team were practising a lot for this opportunity to come and take this trophy home. Today, not only our team but all the other 15 teams who have participated along with us also played very well.”
Acer also showcased its most awaited Predator Thronos Gaming Chair along with other cutting-edge gaming machines and accessories in the event. The live competition was broadcasted on Acer’s social media channels which were watched by thousands of enthusiastic fans from across India.
Acer Predator League is a landmark event which was the culmination of numerous offline and online tournaments held across five major cities (Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata) for over 2 months. At the beginning of the competition approximately 449 teams registered from across India to compete for PUBG PC competition with online knockout rounds across gaming cafes.
Mr Chandrahas Panigrahi, CMO and Consumer Business Head, Acer India, while talking about the rising culture of online games said, “ We are witnessing the rise of eSports in India and the online gaming industry is rising too with the increase of affordable PC hardware in the market. We observed thousands of people getting excited about this event and it has so far been the largest eSports tournament in terms of footfalls.”
The earlier two editions of India Predator League Finale had also received a marvellous response from the gaming community, especially in the PUBG category. PUBG, being the most sensational game in the Industry, provided Acer with the right opportunity to create a platform for gaming enthusiasts.
As a gamer, you need to be ruthless and obsessed with winning, like a Predator is always ready to attack its prey and to reinforce the Predator brand’s commitment to supporting the gaming industry in the Asia Pacific region Predator League is held annually by Acer.
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